Jumilla-Calatayud-Monstant-Almansa-Castilla y Leon-Rueda-Rias Baixas, Spain
Gil Family Estates has a wide portfolio of Spanish wines with different characteristics and backgrounds. All of them with a common denominator: produced with different indigenous grape varietals, a refined image, and an unbeatable relation between its quality and its price.
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Honoro Vera Garnacha - Vegan
| SKU | 768724 |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Calatayud |
| Type | Red |
| Varietal | Garnacha |
| Listing | |
| Case Config. | 12x750ml |
| Available In | BC AB |
Colour
Inky ruby red.
Aroma
Great aromatic complexity with mineral and blueberry aromas.
Flavour
The bouquet carries through to the palate and leads into a savoury, spicy finish. Well balanced.
Food Pairing
Pair this wine with goat cheese, cold meats, vegetables, lentil soup, peas, mushroom dishes, and roast beef.
More Info
The grapes come from vineyards, 30-40 years old, with yields of 2T/Ha and located high on the hillsides, 700-900 metres above sea level. The vineyards are planted in mainly decomposed slate and gravely clay soils.
James Suckling, Aug/2023
2022 -
"A simple and fruity garnacha here full of ripe strawberries, potpourri and redcurrants. Medium-bodied on the palate with firm, gritty tannins and a fruity, easy finish. Vegan. Drink now."
Guia Peñín, 2021
2020 -
"Colour: cherry, purple rim. Aroma: spicy, ripe fruit, red berry notes, fruit expression. Flavour: ripe fruit, flavourful, good structure."
James Suckling, Oct/2021
2020 -
"Fragrant nose of cherries, blueberries, walnuts and dried thyme. Some cocoa and meaty notes. Medium-to full-bodied with soft tannins and a rounded, easy finish. Drink now."
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Nov/2021
2020 -
"The young and unoaked 2020 Honoro Vera Garnacha was produced with grapes from vines averaging 40 years of age and matured in oak barrels for a couple of months, as they want to keep the young profile and the intensity of fruit without makeup. It's juicy, with varietal notes of wild berries, flowers and herbs and a mellow palate with very soft tannins and mellow acidity." "Ateca is the winery in Calatayud from the Gil family from Jumilla. They have around 100 hectares of vineyards there, mostly on slate soils and some as high as 900 meters in altitude. The wines are powerful, ripe and generously oaked. They produce close to one million bottles."
Wine Spectator, 2022
2020 -
"A bright, tangy, chewy and herb-laced red, featuring brambly raspberry and blackberry fruit and orange peel acidity, with mineral and spice notes. Drink now."
Vinous, Nov/2020
2019 -
"Brilliant violet. Aromas of candied red and dark berries, incense and smoky minerals are complemented by a building floral nuance. Juicy and energetic on the palate, offering lively boysenberry, cherry and spicecake flavors and a hint of candied lavender. Finishes sweet and youthfully tannic, displaying strong, spice- and mineral-driven persistence. Fermented in small stainless steel tanks and aged in small used French oak barrels."
Wine Spectator, Jun/2021
2019 -
"Round and fresh, this red offers cocoa, blackberry and smoke notes, supported by moderate, supple tannins. Details of wild herb, currant and cola continue along the finish. Drink now."
Guía Peñin 2020
2018 -
Mundus Vini 2019
2018 -
Silver Medal
James Suckling, Aug/2018
2017 -
"A generous and meaty red with lively but discreet acidity lifting, which keeps the full body light on its feet on the long, clean finish. Drink now or hold."
Guía Peñin 2020
2017 -
James Suckling, Jul/2017
2016 -
"Bright, brambly appeal on the nose with redcurrant and raspberry fruits. The palate has a plush, fleshy and saturated feel to it, with succulent tannins. Drink now."
Daenna Van Mulligen, Winescores.ca, Dec/2018
2016 -
"Supple generous, delicious. Adorned in yet another Gil Family Estate's stunning labels, this Garnacha is strawberry jam, violets, sarsaparilla, espresso and baking spices. Equally plush on the palate it has an impressive generosity; mocha, purple fruits, vanilla liqueur and licorice. Supple yet fresh and undeniably delicious."
Alberta Beverage Awards 2018
2016 -
Judges Selection
James Suckling, Dec/2016
2015 -
"This shows ripe red and black fruit such as cherries, plums and currants with violet and earth undertones. Medium body, soft and light tannins and a medium, fresh and earthy finish. From 100% garnacha."
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, May/2017
2015 -
"(Fermented in small stainless steel tanks and aged for two months in three- and four-year-old French oak barrels) Saturated ruby. Ripe dark fruit and floral scents, along with suggestions of licorice and woodsmoke. Sweet and pliant on the palate, offering juicy blueberry, spicecake and violet pastille flavors and a bracing undercurrent of smoky minerality. The smooth, persistent, blue-fruit-dominated finish features very good focus and silky, slow-building tannins. There's outstanding value here."
Wine Spectator, Oct/2016
2015 -
"This round, smooth red offers plum, blackberry, licorice and smoke flavors, supported by firm tannins and balsamic acidity. Loamy earth and mineral notes linger. Drink now through 2023."